Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Cumberland County Sheriff's Department · 1 record · 2021
DemotedSuspended 180 days2021 · as reported
Sergeant Curtis Shaffer II was suspended for 180 days and demoted by the Cumberland County Sheriffs Office. Shaffer willfully used his police powers to violate the rights of a subordinate. The sustained charge cited abuse of authority.
Major discipline · 2021[1]
DemotedSuspended 180 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Sergeant Shaffer II willfully used his police powers to violate the rights of a subordinate.
Background: What a suspension actually means in New Jersey police discipline.
Joyce Lee · Absecon City Police Department · 2021
DemotedSuspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
same year · similar sanction outcome
Christine Caldwell · Cape May County Sheriff's Office · 2021
DemotedSuspended 30 dayssame year · similar sanction outcome
James Lawson · Department Of Corrections · 2021
DemotedSuspended 90 dayssame year · similar sanction outcome
Patrick Mcdermott · Dumont Police Department · 2021
DemotedSuspended 180 dayssame year · similar sanction outcome
Mandy Grey · Hopewell Township Police Department · 2021
DemotedSuspended 180 dayssame year · similar sanction outcome
2 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Curtis Shaffer Ii, Cumberland County Sheriff's Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/curtis-shaffer-ii-cumberland-co-sheriff-s-dept/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Sergeant Curtis Shaffer II was suspended for 180 days and demoted by the Cumberland County Sheriffs Office. Shaffer willfully used his police powers to violate the rights of a subordinate. The sustained charge cited abuse of authority.
Curtis Shaffer Ii has one major discipline record at Cumberland County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.